Miner&#39;s lamp.



S. N. KRIEGER & G. A. PIDLER.

MINER'S LAMP.

APPLICATION IILBD 11.13, 1012.

1,061,385. Patented May 13, 1913;

Ill (5 C OLUMBIA PLANOORAPM co.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED snares PATENT orricn.

SILAS N. KRIEGER AND CHARLES A. FIDLER, OF SHAMOKIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

MINER S LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed April 13, 1912. Serial No. 690,546.

To all whom it mm concern:

7 Be it known that we SILAS N. lamncnn and CHARLES A. FIDLER, citizensof the United States, residing at Shamokin, in the county ofNorthumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Miners Lamps; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to miners lamps and has for an object to providea lamp embodying new and improved features of safety, convenience anddesirability of operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lamp having the flameinclosed in the usual gauze casing but with the gauze casing providedwith a transparent section in front of the flame.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a miners lampimproved means for igniting the wick without exposing the open flameeither of the wick or the match.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a miners lampimproved means for snuffing the wick without exposing the flame.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved lamp;Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lamp. Fig. 3 is a topplan view of the lamp with the casing shown in section. Fig. 4: is anenlarged sectional view of the igniting and snu'tling portions of thelamp. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the lamp showing the means foroperating the snutt'er.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The improved lamp which forms the subject matter of this applicationcomprises a fuel reservoir 10 preferably having an inclined top 11. Thetop is provided with a screw cap 12 for the introduction of fuel and isalso provided with a hook 13 by which the lamp is attached to the cap ofthe user in substantially the usual and ordinary manner.

Upon the top 11 of the lamp a threaded sleeve 14 is provided which isengaged by a threaded sleeve 15, the sleeve 14 being rigidly attached tothe body and the sleeve 15 removable therefrom. The sleeve 15 carries agauze casing or cylinder 16 of substantially the usual and ordinarysafety type except that such casing is provided with a glass or othertransparent element 17 at the front, such transparent section being heldin by uprights 18 and a circumferential band 19.

Within the casing 16 a burner 20 of substantially the usual and ordinarytype is employed having the vent 21 beside the burner. Also beside theburner a tube 22 is positioned having its upper end contracted andserrated as at 23. The tube extends downwardly through the body 10 andat the lower end is closed by an elastic washer 24. To ignite the lamp amatch is thrust upwardly through the elastic washer bringing its head incontact with the serrations in the upper contracted end of the tube 22whereby the match is ignited. The flame from the match ignites the wick25, the lamp being tilted for that purpose if necessary. After ignitingthe match may remain in the tube but pref erably is withdrawn, thewithdrawal of a match through the elastic washer 24 extinguishing thematch so that no open flame is presented to possible external gases.Also extending upwardly through the tube 22 is a wire 26 having ashoulder 27 to prevent its withdrawal through the tube, and an arm 28properly positioned to be moved above the burner at a proper distance tosnuff the top of the wick 25. To operate the snuifer from the exteriorof the lawn), a lever 29 is provided upon the under side of the bodywhich can be moved as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5 whereby thesnutl'er arm 28 is moved forwardly and backwardly across the top of thewick to remove the obstructing accumulation from such wick. It will thusbe seen that the lamp may be ignited and the igniting match withdrawnand the lamp otherwise controlled by snulling without exposing the openflame to the action of external gases. The incline of the inclined top11 of the body is such that the transparent opening is carried downbelow the top of the wick to such an extent that the light is thrownwell downwardly from the flame.

We claim 1. In a miners lamp, a body, a burner mounted above the body, atube extending upwardly through the body adjacent the burner, meanscarried at the top of the tube for igniting a match inserted upwardlythrough the tube, and an elastic closure at the bottom of the tubeadapted to engage the stick of the match and to extinguish the matchwhen withdrawn through such elastic closure. 7

2. In a miners lamp, a body, a burner mounted above the body, a tubeextending upwardly through the body and terminating adjacent theextremity of the burner, abrading means carried by the upper end of thetube adapted to ignite a match inserted adjacent the burner,

through the tube and an elastic slitted gasket closing the lower end ofthe tube.

3. In a miners lamp, a body, a burner carried above the body, a tubeextending upwardly through the body and terminating abrading meanscarried at the upper end of the tube, a slitted elastic gasket closingthe lower end of the tube, a wire extending upwardly through the gasketand through the tube, an offset formed at the lower end of the wireforming means for moving the wire rotatably upon its axis, and an ofisetformed at the top of the wire extending across and above the burner.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

SILAS N. KRIEGER. CHARLES A. FIDLER.

Witnesses:

WM. E. REssLnR, GRANT WARY.

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

